An Apartment Gets Reconstructed Around Its Original Layout

January 28, 2022 Post a Comment

Every renovation project has its challenges. Usually they have to do with picking the right style, the right color palette or the right layout for a space but what can you do when you can't change the layout. In that case you have to work with what you have. This is what the team at Xue Jin Architecture Network did when they remodeled this apartment in Chongqing, Red china.

The apartment's new design is aimed at a more efficient layout and more space overall

Several different strategies were used for making the apartment brighter and more spacious. Vertical storage is one of them — Several different strategies were used for making the flat brighter and more spacious. Vertical storage is one of them

Because pretty much all the walls inside the flat were load-bearing elements, the architects were forced to go along them in place and weren't allowed to dismantle any. They even so had to alter the layout of the apartment though and that was tricky. Their clients wanted the apartment to become more comfortable, more than spacious as well equally brighter and they wanted the kitchen and the bath to be relocated. They wanted the ventilation to be improved throughout the apartment.

Some functions were combined into a single open space with hybrid, custom-made furniture — Some functions were combined into a single open space with hybrid, custom-fabricated article of furniture

The new living area has a custom wall unit which combines a sofa, a desk and a storage cabinet — The new living area has a custom wall unit of measurement which combines a sofa, a desk-bound and a storage cabinet

To overcome these challenges, the architects focused on opening up the spaces by removing whatever partitions that weren't load-bearing walls and by combining the functions to achieve an increase space-efficiency and a more bright and spacious feel throughout. The new design ensures a seamless transition betwixt the entryway, the living room, the kitchen and the dining surface area. The wall that separates the living expanse from the balustrade now too has a large circular hole cut into it which is a pretty absurd design feature.

The new interior design also includes an open kitchen with an adjacent dining area at the back of the apartment — The new interior design also includes an open up kitchen with an adjacent dining area at the back of the apartment

The dining area is a cozy little nook with a bench and a simple table right next to the window — The dining area is a cozy little nook with a bench and a simple table right adjacent to the window

In the living area, a custom-designed wall unit combines several unlike elements such as a sofa, a desk and a storage cabinet. Information technology's a hybrid slice which allows this space to exist flexible and to serve multiple purposes. Likewise, the balustrade and the dining area are quirky spaces which let lots of natural into the apartment through the large windows simply which also expect and feel really cozy.

The balcony is incorporated into the living space but remains a semi-independent space — The balustrade is incorporated into the living space simply remains a semi-independent space

Instead of a regular doorway the transition between living room and balcony is done through a circular opening — Instead of a regular doorway the transition between living room and balcony is washed through a round opening

The sleeping area is a bit unusual too. Instead of creating two separate but very small bedrooms, the architects designed this large wooden platform able to incorporate ii beds and plenty of storage underneath. Equally far as the new bathroom is concerned, it's been relocated to where the kitchen used to be and has a tub embedded into a platform with a cozy built-in seating nook.